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noun
a supplementary procedure in the bris following the milah (excision of the akroposthion) where the preputial epithelium of the foreskin is separated from the glans of the penis as a precursor to posthetomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Rabbinic Judaism
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Synonyms: bris periah
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Hebrew פְּרִיעָה (pri'á, “uncovering”).
